Ceuta

Meta, TikTok agree to EU fact-checking plan after Ceuta migrant crisis

Meta and TikTok have agreed with the European Union to establish a dedicated fact-checking mechanism in response to the deadly migrant surge into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta last month, where disinformation spread on social media is believed to…

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EU says it ‘passed the test’ after Ceuta migrant crisis

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called border security "a shared European responsibility" and urged "united action" from EU member states after approximately 50,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta last week, triggering the…

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Ceuta residents force far-right leaders out amid migration crisis

A surge of mass migration into the tiny Spanish territory of Ceuta last week handed Europe's far-right parties a fresh rallying cry — but their attempts to capitalize on the crisis met fierce resistance from the city's own residents, who…

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Ceuta migrant crisis death toll reaches 72 as EU tensions mount

The death toll from last Thursday's mass migrant crossing into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta reached at least 72 on Sunday after five more bodies were recovered along the city's coastline, officials confirmed. The unprecedented surge, which saw more…

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Death toll reaches 67 in Spain-Morocco border crisis

Moroccan security forces clashed with hundreds of people attempting to storm the border into the Spanish enclave of Melilla on Saturday, marking a second consecutive day of violence at the Beni Ansar crossing as the broader migration crisis along Spain's…

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Sanchez demands EU emergency meeting over Ceuta crisis fallout

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has denounced what he called a "selfish, polarizing and unlawful" reaction from some European Union member states to a mass border incursion in Ceuta, demanding an emergency meeting of EU interior ministers as diplomatic tensions…

60,000 migrants surge into Spain’s Ceuta; at least 57 dead

About 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta within a single 24-hour period beginning Thursday, overwhelming the tiny territory's population of 83,000 and triggering a humanitarian crisis that left at least 57 people dead, according…

Spain returns over 37,500 migrants to Morocco as Ceuta crisis deepens

More than 37,500 migrants who entered Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta have returned to Morocco, representing roughly 75% of those who crossed during the unprecedented mass border surge, according to Spain's Interior Ministry. The returns, occurring at a rate…

Spain, Morocco halt Ceuta crossings after 49,000 breach border in a day

Spain and Morocco reinforced the border fence surrounding the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Friday after an estimated 49,000 migrants crossed into the tiny territory by sea and land in a single day, leaving at least 19 dead bodies in…

Spain deploys military to Ceuta as thousands breach border

Thousands of migrants from Morocco streamed into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta on Thursday, overwhelming border forces by swimming around barriers, scaling fences, and rushing through unguarded gates. Spain announced it would deploy military units to reinforce police at…